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Old 07-16-2006, 08:10 PM   #8
Mike P
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Originally Posted by Bigcat
the guy is lucky he has a great defence behind him and most of the homers were solo shots or it would be ugly.
A lot of guys can throw hard ,you got to be able to pitch.
I would humbly suggest that luck has nothing to do with most of his gophers being solo shots. Most good pitchers approach a batter differently with the bases empty--they tend to challenge hitters more. That's a sign he has the ability to learn to pitch

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